é - 02 _Castlégar News october, 1986 SPORTS By NEIL STEVENS The Canadian Press The Norris is the most volatile of the four NHL divisions. No team has been able to repeat as regular-season champion since 1981, when realignment threw together the Minnesota North Stars, Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings. Chicago was first last season. It's probably Minne- sota’s turn this time. After that, flip a coin. The North Stars have more speed and size than any other team in the division. They've also got good goal tending. The North Stars finished one point behind Chicago last year and now that they have coach Lorne Henning’s system down pat should pick up where they left off. The Blackhawks, meanwhile, are aging and ready to slip.” Jacques Demers fled St. Louis for a fat contract in Detroit but has’a team that looks like it would have trouble in the American Hockey League. Jacques Martin takes over with the Blues, a team that always finishes higher than anybody predicts. Hard-nosed John Brophy is in control in Toronto and the Maple Leafs could be the division's Cinderella team MINNESOTA Defenceman Frantisek Musil reinforces an already strong club. The North Stars got 116 goals from the line of Scott Bjugstad (43), centre Neal Broten (29) and Dino Cicarelli (44) last season. Broten, Dennis Maruk, Keith Acton and Kent Nilsson give them strength in the middle. The defence is led by Craig Hartsburg, Curt Giles, Norris the most volatile division Bob Rouse, Gord Roberts and Dave Langevin. Don Beaupre is the No. 1 goalie, with either Jari Takko or Mike Sands in reserve. CHICAGO Denis Savard has had a remarkable career — 217 goals in six seasons, an average of 36 a year — and he remains the heart of the offence. With Steve Larmer and Al Secord, he forms Chicago's top line. On defence, Keith Brown is paired with Gary Nylund. Also on the blue line are Doug Wilson, one of the best in the NHL, Behn Wilson and Dave Manson. Murray Bannerman and Bob Sauve ten goal. ST. LOUB Bernie Federko centres Mark Hunter and Eddie Beers. Doug Gilmour centres Brian Sutter and Greg Paslawski. Doug Wickenheiser and Rick Meagher are the other centres. Cliff Ronning comes over from the Canadian Olympic team, and No. 1 draft pick Jocelyn Lemieux, a left winger, appears to have won a job. On defence there are Rob Ramage, Charlie Bourgeois, Bruce Bell, Rick Natress, Jim Pavese and Larry Trader. Greg Millen and Rick Wamsley are seasoned goaltenders. TORONTO The Maple Leafs have the firepower, but do they have a defence? The Hound Line of Gary Leeman, Russ Courtnall and Wendel Clark is explosive. Rookie Vincent Damphousse is on a left wing with centre Ken Yaremchuk and Rick Vaive, the heart of the team. Tom Fergus centres Steve Thomas and Mirko Frycer. Greg Terrion or Jeff Jackson will be on a left wing with centre Mike Allison and right winger Brad Smith. SHSS athletics report By TAMMY HA! The athletic excitement for last week started on Thursday when the senior soccer team tied Midway 2.2. This made up for the earlier game on Wednesday, when the senior field hockey team gave up a victory to Rossland. “The score of this home game was 5-1,” announced Pat West, the team's coach. The girls also played Nelson in Nelson on Monday. The score was 2-0 for the Nelson team. The junior field hockey team played Beaver Valley, also on Monday. The score was 3-1 for Castlegar. The cross country team attended a meet in Rossland last Thursday. The team contained some proud members after this meet. Stephanie Harmston took home third place for the senior girls, and Geoff Ball took home fourth place for the senior boys. Also placing were junior girls Brandy Howard with sixth place, and Jennifer Small with seventh place. Going on as well on Thursday were a series of games played at KJSS by the senior girls volleyball team. The girls thrashed the Trail team by winning all four games. Another victory in the area of volleyball, was the tournament held at. Mt Sentinel on Friday and Saturday. The SHSS junior girls team took home the winning trophy with pride. Games scheduled for tonight are senior field hockey against Trail at SHSS, and a junior field hockey game against Nelson in Nelson. MID-FIELD CONFLICT . . . Stanley Humphries Junior Rockette (left) clashes at midfield with Beaver Valley players during game Monday in Castlegar. Castlegar scored a 3-1 victory over the visiting team. CostewsPnoto by Chery! Cotderbont SAVARD LIKES CRACKDOWN ON HIGH-STICKING MONTREAL (CP) — Serge Savard was sporting a smile after the NHL board of governors adopted rule changes Tuesday designed to crack down on fighting and high-sticking. It was a personal victory for the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, but Savard insisted that it's a vietory for hockey “The Canadiens wanted to crack down on high-sticking and slashing because that's what starts 75 per cent of all fights.” Referees can consult their linesmen after a fight and assess an extra two-minute minor, five-minute major or 10-minute misconduct to the aggressor. They also have the power to assess a double minor for high-sticking. In previous seasons, the rules provided for a minor, or a major penalty when blood is drawn. The high-sticking major for drawing blood is retained. Brian O'Neill, the NHL executive vice-president in charge of discipline, also favored the changes. “It's a giant step to re ducing some of the more dis. tasteful parts of the game, said O'Neill. “The damned vote was brutal,” said a seething Fer guson. “They passed all those stu pid stick penalties. I can't be lieve it. The problem was the vote was conducted by the governors and-alternate gov ernors, and there just weren't enough real hockey people inyolved.” In Toronto, Maple Leaf general manager Gerry Mc Namara said the decision won't affect the Leafs’ style Under new coach John Brophy the Leafs are ex pected to be one of the league's most aggressive teams. But McNamara dis missed a reporter's sugges tion that Toronto could suffer under the new rules. “Our game is to play hockey and we can play any way the league wants,” said McNamara. Vancouver Canuck general manager Jack Gordon said he has an open mind. “The slashing and sticking changes are because we have to keep sticks down, Gordon said. “We'll be looking for some consistency in the calls. high Gare inks pact with Edmonton MONTREAL (CP) — I took 35 minutes and four rounds Monday for seven of Danny Gare, who signed a two-year contract with Ed monton Monday morning and the 137 players available in the National Hockey League's waiver draft to is now officially Oilers’ prop. erty Released by Detroit after change teams. last season, Gare attended One of the eligible players the Oilers’ camp as a free not taken was Nelson native agent ‘Here's my card.. “’ (Farce ON PAINTING & DECORATING AVENUE 2649 FOURTH CASTLEGAR BC Vin 381 365 3563 _Gary Fleming Dianna Kootnikoff ADVERTISING SALES SGAR NEWS style, CASTLEC OFFICE 365-5210 orrison see it, Fl find it! Gretzky lacks winger By JOHN KOROBANIK ‘The Canadian Press Brett Callighen was a (Dave) Semenko: hockey player with just enough talent and desire to like play 160 NHL games before Hunter and if it's a team that an eye injury ended his likes to freewheel, we want a kind of guy who skates and makes plays.” Semenko and Hunter are just two of at least a dozen skaters who failed to become regular left wingers along. side centre Gretzky and his someone like (Dave) career in 1982. His offensive totals, 56 goals and 145 points, are not bad for a journeyman. What's unique about Callighen, how ever, is that he was Wayne Gretzky's last full-time left winger. Finnish sidekick, Jari Kurri General manager-coach In their search for the Glen Sather was once quoted elusive winger, the Oilers as saying a fire hydrant could crossed the ocean, drafted score 50 goals playing with more left wingers than any Gretzky. Yet for some mys- other position and traded terious reason no one since specifically for players to fill Callighen has survived a full the role. season on the left side of the fery year the question is greatest offensive talent in a: , why can't anyone play NHL history. * — lefiving with Gretzky? “I don't know the reason reasons are usually why, maybe it's a matter ef put forth: Gretzky's immense Gretzky says. “When talent makes it nearly im Sports Calendar THURSDAY CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING —HIGH SCHOOL: Wes! Kootenay league meet, runs at 4 p.m. and 430 pm. beginning at Castiegor Community Complex HOCKEY RECREATIONAL LEAGUE: Playboys vs. Checkers/Mollords. 10 pm. Costlegar Community Complex FRIDAY BASEBALL—MAJOR LEAGUE: Americon Leogue championship gome. Boston Red Sox vs. California Angels. 5 pm ond 13 HOCKEY—KIUHL: Castiegor Rebels vs p.m.. Castlegar Community Complex SATURDAY BASEBALLMAJOR LEAGUE: Notiono! League chompionships gome, Houston Astros vs. New York Mets. 9am channels 4 end 13, Americon League gome, Boston Red Sox vs Calitorma Angles. 5 p.m.. channels 4 and 13 HOCKEY —NHL: St Loors Blues vs Vancouver Conucks. 5 p.m channel 9. channels 4 Spokone Braves. 8:30 we play a tough, aggressive team, we like someone like when we play an offensive team, we Castlegar [OREO \ Mid- Week Wrap-up Vernon man wins award By CasNews Staff Robert Lee of Vernon captured the CanCel Trophy for the top entry in the David Thompson Stamp Club's 16th annual exhibition Sept. 27 and 28 at the Community Complex. Lee also received a stockbook donated by Light house Publications for his entry “Unofficial Duplex Can. cellations of BNA” Dealers from Vernon, Nelson, Vancouver and Calgary were on hand for the exhibition, the only one held in eastern B.C. Judges Bill of V; . Dr. Hugh of Spokane and Chris MacGregor of Vancouver said the standard of entries was high for a local show and compared them with regional shows held in larger centres. Following are other winners: Honorable mention: Mev Wells for “Whiteman Creek Post Office.” Bronze Awards: Margaret Munns for “The Maori and His Ancestors"; Ivy Nielsen for “Nippon: The Land of the Rising Sun”; Axel Nielsen for “Royal Stockholm Stamps.” Silver awards: Don Shorting for “Germany 1923"; Margaret Munns for “Watermarks: Australia” and “Designs and i "; Sue Forrest for “The Mineral Kingdom"; Axel Nielsen for “Excerpts from Western European Postal History.” Gold awards: Don Shorting for “B.C. Law Stamps"; Thurlow Fraser for “Some Closed Post Offices in Southeast B.C.”; Robert Lee for “Unofficial Duplex Cancellations 0 BNA.” Canada Award: The book Newfoundland Airmails donated by Gary Lyon — to Don Shorting of Vancouver for “B.C. Law Stamps.” Great Britain and Commonwealth Award: Vault stock book donated by The Stamp Corner — to Margaret Munns of Castlegar for “Watermarks: Australia.” Topical/Thematic award: A.T.A. Medal and model postal truck donated by Canada Post — to Sue Forrest of Castlegar for “The Mineral Kingdom.” Postal History Award: Coaster set donated by David Thompson Stamp Club — Thurlow Fraser of White Rock for “Some Closed Post Offices in Southeast B.C.” Postal History Society of Canada Award: Certificate and Ribbon — to Robert Lee of Vernon for tively for @ position on their sales team. They of- fer a good work a P* cor, ck to the iT Please call Matt Lebedott Duplex Cancellations of BNA.” David Thompson Stamp Club Award for best entry by a club member: Silver tray donated by Castlegar Savings Credit Union — to Sue Forrest of Castlegar for “The Mineral Kingdom.” David Thompson Stamp Club Special Award: Plaque — to Thurlow Fraser for “Some Closed Post in Southeast B.C.” Peoples’ Choice Award: Playing cards donajéd by David Thompson Stamp Club to the exhibit judged most popular by public ballot: “Some Closed Post Offices if Southeast B.C.” by Thurlow Fraser. Not Awarded in 1986; foreign award, covers award, cinderella award, novice award, juniors awards. The David Thompson Stamp Club meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month in the underecroft of St. David's Church. WELCOME BACK . . Marathon runner Castlegar marathon run ner Ben Thor-Larsen placed 79th overall in the 19th World Veterans Road Championships Sunday in Richmond winner of the marathon Thor-Larsen competed was 42-year-old Martin in the 55 to 59 year group Duff of Great Britain in a against runners from time of 2:26.31. Wendy around the world He Robertson won the wo placed fifth in a time of three hours 18 minutes and 44 seconds. He placed 79th overall in a field of about 250. The possible to his moves, leaving temporary wingers as bewildered as op posing defencemen; Gretzky and Kurri play so well to- gether they don’t think about a third person; and Sather just likes to rotate players. Glenn Anderson, who spent most of one playoff season with Gretzky, says the left winger should be “someone who thinks defence before offence, but who car also score when in front.” Mike Krushelnyski, ob tained from the Bostor Bruins in 1984 to patrol the left side, said he “went for the open spot and tried to rur interference so Wayne anc Jari could go around and take shots.” The subject of Gretzky's left winger is-a cause of con cern across the country this week as hockey fans choose players for their office pool: — guessing the third member of the Gretzky-Kurri line im proves the chances of win ning. FOOTBALL yey LEVEL I 2 Hl REFEREE CLINIC Castlega: istrict Bees eey Sat., Oct. 11 cogs ngs purchase the Senter na trom the Ledies High Three Ermoy Myhyte 62 Mans High Su Gerry Rayner 272 Ment High Three Dorrel Rourke 092 Teom United Way moves to chamber office By CasNews Staff the official Castlegar United Way is more than halfway toward its 1986 goal of $50,000. A United Way official said Tuesday the organization has collected $25,700 so far $2,830 on its Sept. 24 blitz night, another $1,500 in mailers and $150 at its Sept 20 kickoff day “We're still trying. but we really need donations,” said canvass professional groups Meanwhile, the the offices in the new Castle Way thermometer. keeps track of community in front of city hall SELKIRK COLLEGE — TRAIL CAMPUS FULL TIME & PART-TIME VACANCIES IN THEIR OFFICE ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM WITH THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS: OFFICE CLERK CLERK-TYPIST SECRETARIAL BOOKKEEPING LEGAL SECRETARY AUTOMATED OFFICE WORD PROCESSING ENROLMENT IS CONTINUOUS For further information. call The United Way still has to the business and United Way has moved into one of gar Chamber of Commerce building. As well, the United which donations, has been erected ki vA —_—— TRAIL CAMPUS 845 Victoria $1.. Treil Phone 368-5236 PLAZA FERRARO’ Open tor Your Shopping Convenience SUNDAYS lla.m.-5 p.m. THANKSGIVING : Ben Thor-Larsen is Children’s Centre. Thor-Larsen placed 79th overall in the 19th welcomed home at Castlegar airport by members of Hobbit Hill World Veterans Road Championships Sunday in Richmond Thor-Larsen 79th overall hours two minutes. The championship is the world’s premier master's running event. Until now it had never been held in Canada. Australian John Landy, started the race and was the after-dinner speaker that night at an awards banquet men’s category in a time of 3:00.14. Eighty-year-old Hugh Clifford of West Vancouver bettered the previous world record by three minutes eleven sec onds for his age group Oldest runner was 83 year-old Paul Spangler of the U.S. who ran in five * Penticton * Kelowna 365-7701 at 365-2155 for a confidential interview. Credit Union Slocan Park Castlegar 226-7212 365-7232 CLOSED SAT. OCT. 11 Thenkspiting Wookond Holiday Future championships will take place in Israel in 1987, Korea in 1988, India in 1989 and New Zealand in 1990. Thor-Larsen was spon sored by the Kootenay Columbia Child Care Soe iety with funds raised going to the society SKI CLUB MEET THE PREMIER! Premier Bill Vander Zalm and Nelson-Creston Social Credit candidate Howard Dirks would like to meet you at 12:00 noon, Friday, October 10 in Mary Hall, David en Season Passes on Sale at Discount Get Ready for ES Prices ’til Nov. 1st. SINGLE RATES: © Adult $350 © Junior (7-12) $135 FAMILY RATES: © First Adult $345 * Full-time Student $145 © Child (6 & Under) FREE © Family Maximum $930 Buy your pass before November Ist and take advantage of our low, low prices! Full-Time Student $188 Senior $170 Second Person $245 Junior (7-12) $95 Senior Couple ($320) rc IT NAME fy. Io. 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